History of Social Media By japple_sauce 550 BCE Hand Written Messages Travel Great Distances Jan 1, 1792 Invention of the Telegraph Jan 1, 1890 Invention of the Telephone Jan 1, 1891 Invention of the Radio Jan 1, 1943 Invention of the Computer Jan 1, 1972 Invention of Email Jan 1, 1980 Invention of Chatroom (CompuServe CB Simulator) Jan 1, 1990 Invention of the World Wide Web Jan 1, 1997 Invention of the "Blog" Jan 1, 1997 Invention of First Social Media Site (Six Degrees) Jan 1, 2003 Invention of MySpace Jan 1, 2004 Invention of Facebook Initial Public Offering May 18, 2012 Jan 1, 2005 Invention of YouTube Bought by Google October 9, 2006 Jan 1, 2006 Invention of Twitter Initial Public Offering November 6, 2013 Jan 1, 2010 Invention of Instagram Bought by Facebook April 9, 2012
